Bahrain

Dawlat al Bahrain

1521-1880 Shaikhate
- 1521-1602 Portugal Colony
- 1602-1783 Persian Occupation
- 1783-1880 Shaikhate
1880-1971 British rule
- 1880-1968 UK Protectorate
- 1968-1971 State of Trucial States
1971-today Kingdom
- 1971-2002 Emirate
- 2002-today Kingdom